The remains were found in Black Canyon in an area on a mountain where the 2007 wildfires burned. The remains have not been identified. An examination has been tentatively scheduled to happen in the next several days. –A.M.
CRIME WATCH

Secret revealed during
fire at house: pot farm

CARLSBAD: Firefighters responded to a house fire yesterday and after knocking down the flames, discovered it had been sparked by an indoor pot farm.

Firefighters called police to the home on Alyssum Road near Snapdragon Drive, where officers seized about 40 pot plants and arrested a 33-year-old resident on suspicion of growing and possessing marijuana, said Carlsbad police Sgt. Greg White.

The fire was reported at 10 a.m., when a neighbor saw smoke coming from an upstairs window. The neighbor knocked on the front door and a resident answered but refused to open the door, police said. The neighbor then called 911 to report the fire.

The resident had tried to extinguish the fire, which was confined to a bedroom, said Mike Kennedy, a Carlsbad Fire Department battalion chief. Firefighters from Carlsbad and Encinitas responded. –A.M. and M.A.
Man hid from assailant
in yard after being shot

SAN DIEGO: A 46-year-old man who was shot in the Mountain View neighborhood of southern San Diego early yesterday hid from his assailant in a resident's yard for more than two hours, police said.

The man was walking in the street when he was shot in the arm and abdomen. His wounds are not considered life-threatening. Police said residents on Teak Street near 38th Street reported hearing gunshots and seeing a red pickup speeding away about 4 a.m.

The man then hid in a nearby yard until a resident discovered him about 6:45 a.m., police said.

No arrests have been made. –A.M.
Woman hit, then dragged
by truck after argument

EAST COUNTY: A man ran over his girlfriend with a truck and dragged her for a short distance after she became caught in the truck's undercarriage, the Sheriff's Department said.

The incident occurred about 8:25 p.m. Saturday near Somerlane Street and Adobe Lane in El Cajon.

The Sheriff's Department said the woman was inside the truck when the two began arguing. The man shoved her out and drove away, dragging his girlfriend along, deputies said.

The woman had moderate injuries that were not considered life-threatening, said the Sheriff's Department. The boyfriend turned himself in about four hours later and was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, authorities said. –C.G.
One shot, one stabbed
at Valley Center party

VALLEY CENTER: One person was shot and a second was stabbed at a raucous party Saturday night in Valley Center, the Sheriff's Department said.

Deputies received a call at 11:46 p.m. about a shooting at a party near Mystery Mountain and Wilkes roads. They found one person shot in the stomach and another stabbed in the abdomen. No further details were available. No arrests have been made. –C.G.
Man shot in back of thigh
in southern San Diego